Toni Dahlman

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team = Mora IK
league = Swe-2
former_teams =
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 194
nationality = FIN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1979|9|3|mf=y
birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
draft = 286th overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team = Ottawa Senators
career_start = 1998

Toni Dahlman (born September 3 1979, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League as their 9th round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 286th overall. He currently plays for Mora IK in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.

Playing career

Dahlman began playing hockey in the first division Kiekko-Kissat in the 1996–97 season, and moved on to the Jokerit junior team, and eventually to Jokerit for the 1998–99 season. In 2000 Dahlman transferred to Ilves and went on to win the bronze medal and the 2001 Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as best rookie.

Dahlman played two seasons in North America, 2001–02 with the Grand Rapids Griffins and ten games with the Ottawa Senators. In the 2002–03 season, Dahlman played for the Ottawa and Binghamton Senators. Over his 22 NHL games Dahlman only scored one goal and assist.

Dahlman returned to Finland for the 2003–04 season and represented Ilves in a total of 41 games, scoring 9 goals and 18 assists. He returned to Jokerit for the 2004–05 season, where he scored 16 goals and 7 assists, sharing the top goal scorer spot on his team with Glen Metropolit and Marko Jantunen. Jokerit won the silver medal that season.

Awards

* 2001 - Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as best rookie in the SM-liiga

Career statistics

International play

Dahlman represented Finland in the IIHF 1998 under-20's world championships where they won the gold medal. He played in six games and scored two goals.

ee also

*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons
*List of AHL seasons

External links

* [http://www.jokerit.com Jokerit official website]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com Hockeydb.com]
* [http://www.sm-liiga.fi SM-liiga official website]
* [http://www.nhlfinns.com/players.aspx?pid=6 Toni Dahlman] on nhlfinns.com